Vacuum sweeper



Jan., M9 i936@ M. 1 MARQUE VACUUM YSWEEPVER Filed OGL. l, 1935 Patented Jan'. 1'4, 1936 UNITEDv STATI-:s

PMT-:Nr 7 orrics aozwoz VACUUM swEErEn Maurice L. Marotte, Carlisle, Pa., assignor of one- Afourth to Arnold Bamberger and one-fourth to F. Lourene Woods, both of Carlisle, Pa.

'Application october 1, 1935,y serial No. 43,096

l o A sommo. (ci. 15A-1 5) This invention relates to vacuum sweepers, and

it is primarily an object of the invention to pro.. vide a sweeper of this. kind which canybe employed with convenience and advantage for theV vpurpose of cleaning upholstery within the body vof an automobile and Awherein provision is made to permit the sweeper to be conveniently stored vwhen not in use within a'compartment provided in thedash of the body or otherwise asfmay be preferred. y

It is also an object of the inventionto provide a vacuum cleaner comprising handle members carried thereby which can be readily employed for the required manipulation of the sweeper ll5 during a cleaning operation and wherein said handle members also providev effective means for securing or anchoring the sweeper in place and against vibration Whenin storage.

The invention consists in the details of con- 2o struction and" in the combination and arrangement of the several parts of my improved vacuum sweeper whereby certain important advantages are attained and the device rendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient and.

25 advantageous for use, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

Irllhe novel features oi my invention will here inaiter be definitely claimed.

in order that my invention maybe the better 43o understood, l will now proceed to describe theV same with reference to the accompanying drawing, whereinz- Y I Figure 1 is a fragmentary view and of somewhat a diagrammatic character illustrating my 35 invention as herein embodied, the associated motor car being indicated by broken lines;

m'gure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary view partly in side elevation and partly in section illustrating a vacuum cleaner at rest within the com=- to partment;

Figure 3 is a sectional View taken 'substantially on the line -J of Figure 2 looking in the direcE tion of the arrows. o Y

As disclosed in the accompanying drawing, C

l5 denotes e. compartment opening, asiat l, through the dash within the body of an automobile and, as herein disclosed, said compartment C has its bottom wall or door 2 inclined upwardly from the lower margin of the opening l. This opening 5o li may be readily closedby a suitably supported door d. The Hoor il has disposed thereover a.-

lamination l of rubber or other suitable yielding material to facilitate the maintenance' without vibration of the vacuum sweeper V within the se compartment C'.

The maybe of any preferred type although it should be compact in assembly and of a relatively small size to facilitate its ready use in connection with the upholstery within the body a relatively small amount of space' for lstorage within Vthe compartment C.

The body casing B of the cleaner at each side thereof 'and adjacent to its top is provided with a pair of longitudinally spaced ears or clips 5 through which are freely directed angularlydisfposed extensions 6 and 6' provided at the ends of a substantially U-shaped handle member l. The side arms 8 oi the handle member are disposed longitudinally on such curvature as to oely conform 'to the periphery of tho body casing B when the handle member is in its lowered.- position and also to permit the intermediate bar Q of one ofthe handle members to closely approach the similar bar ofthe second handle member so that lboth of the bars may be readily grasped by a hand to facilitate the desired manipulation of the cleaner during sa.v sweeping or cleaning operation. One oi the angular extensions. as 8', of each. oi' the handle members l is provided intermediate its ends with an onset portion in for coaction with the adjacent portion of of the handle members l when in their lowermost position.

When the hook members it are engaged with the bars d oi the handle members il said members or springs it are placed under such tension to edectively hold the sweeper upon the door 2 of the compartment C or more particularly the lamination il whereby the sweeper when not in use is effectively held in storage and out or the way within the compartment C and in a manner i `to eliminate vibration of the sweeper within the compartment C while the automobile is in transit.

of an automobile and of course to require \5 The sweeper is oi anelectrical type and obtains its energy through the cable it leading from the motor of the sweeper to any suitable source of electrical energy carried by the automobile, as tor example a battery placed either under the back seat or in the dash compartment. 'I'his cable I8 is of course to be of a. length to permit the cleaner to be carried to any point within the body of the car and if desired mechanical means may be used to eilect a winding of that portion of the cable not retracted from within the compartment. v

From the foregoing description it is thought to be obvious that a vacuum sweeper constructed in accordance with my invention is particularly well adapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility with which it may be assembled and operated, and it will also be obvious that my invention is susceptible of some change and modification .without departing from the principles and spirit thereof and for this reason I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the precise arrangement and formation of the several parts herein shown in carrying out my invention in practice except as hereinafter claimed.

I claimz- 1. In combination with a. 'vacuum sweeper, handle members pivotally connected with the upper portions and at the opposite` sides thereof, said handle members having bars closely appreaching one another when said handle members are in their raised position, said handle members when in their loweredl position closely conforming to the sweeper.

2. In combination with a vacuum sweeper,

handle members pivotally connected with the upper portions and at the opposite sides thereof, said handle members having bars closely approaching one another when 4said handle members are in their raised position, said handle members when in their lowered position closely conforming to the sweeper, and vmeans associated with each of the handle members to hold the same from dropping when in raised position. 5

3. In combination with a yvacuum sweepen, members pivotally connected thereto for swinging movement toward and from the cleaner, said members when in one position providing handle members for manipulating the cleaner and when 10 in a second position providing means for holdingthe cleaner in' a fixed position. f

4. In combination, a supporting surface, a vacuum cleaner to rest on said surface, members pivotally connected to the cleaner for movement 15 toward or from the cleaner, said members when moved away from the cleaner cooperating to provide a hand grasp, and resilient members engaging the pivoted members when moved toward the cleaner to hold the cleaner to the supporting sur- 20 face.

5. `In combination, a supporting surface, a vacuum cleaner to rest on said surface, members pivotally connected to the cleaner for movement toward or from the cleaner. said members when 25 moved away from the cleaner cooperating to provide a hand grasp, resilient members engaging the pivoted members when moved toward 1 Ithe cleaner to hold the cleaner to the supporting surface, and a lamination of yieldingI material 30 disposed over said supporting surface and upon which the cleaner directly contacts.

MAURICE L. MARO'I'I'E. 

